Database of luminescent minerals 

ANDESINE

Chemical formula: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)₄O₈

Family: Silicates

Status: IMA-GP

Crystal system : Triclinic

Display mineral: NON

Luminescence:

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Phosphorescence (in the common sense of the term) observable with the naked eye:

No data

Thermoluminescence: OUI

Activator(s) and spectrum:

Activator(s): Fe³⁺, Ce³⁺,  Eu³⁺,  

Peaks in the spectrum (nm):

Ce3+: broad band peaking at 325 nm
Eu3+: broad band peaking at 407nm
Fe³⁺: broad band at 765nm (130nm half-width)

Spectrum: Michael Gaft, Petah Tikva, Israel. Plot: Institute of Mineralogy, University of Vienna, Austria, with permission of the authors.

Best localities for fluorescence (*):

• Monts Estérel, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d Azur, France;
• Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan Co., Washington, USA (albite dim white LW);
• Szklary (Gläsendorf), ZÄ…bkowice (Frankenstein), ZÄ…bkowice District, Lower Silesia (DolnoÅ›lÄ…skie), Poland (albite, yellow-brown SW);

(*)The data are not exhaustive and are limited to a few remarkable localities for fluorescence

Bibliographic reference for luminescence:

• The Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals, Dr. Gerhard Henkel, Published by the FMS, 1989 ,
• Fluorescence: Gems and Minerals Under Ultraviolet Light, Manuel Robbins, 1994, Geoscience Press, ISBN 0-945005-13-X ,
• Luminescence Spectroscopy of Minerals and Materials, M. Gaft, R. Reisfeld, G. Panczer, Springer Editor, ISBN: 10 3-540-21918-8 ,

Reference for luminescence on the Internet:

Mineralogical reference on the Internet:

  http://www.mindat.org/show.php?name=Andesine

  http://webmineral.com/data/Andesine.shtml

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